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liwyātān לִוְיָתָן ‘Leviathan’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from lāwā לָוָה ‘to join / to borrow’
Roots: לוה

liwyātān pr n m title
1) leviathan, sea monster, dragon
 1a) large aquatic animal
 1b) perhaps the extinct dinosaur, plesiosaurus, exact meaning unknown

Mentioned in Isaiah 27:1 Psalms 104:26, 74:14 Job 3:8, 40:25

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